Royal Products' Rota-Rack for lights out manufacturing

Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York – The automated Rota-Rack Parts Accumulator from Royal Products, a leading U.S. manufacturer of machine tool performance accessories, gives manufacturers a competitive advantage by enabling their machine tools to run unattended for extended periods of time.

The patented Rota-Rack safely collects finished parts as they come off a CNC lathe. It gets its name from a unique automated rotary spiral that safely directs parts to the center of the turntable. A low-friction UHMW material covering all contact surfaces provides superior parts protection. The Rota-Rack is also ideal for protecting the straight edges of milled parts, which is often a problem with other collection methods. Part size capacity is up to 3" in diameter and 10" long.

No machine interface is required – instead, the Rota-Rack unit plugs directly into an 110V outlet, then the operator sets parameters such as part cycle time, degree of turntable rotation, and shutdown counter with a simple touch-screen PLC. A large capacity, 36"-diameter turntable provides over 850 square inches of surface area, while its heavy-gauge steel construction enables the Rota-Rack to handle up to 700 lb of parts. An easily adjustable degree of rotation also gives Rota-Rack the flexibility to handle both long and short parts. 

The Royal Rota-Rack's universal design adapts to virtually all CNC lathes, with left/right positioning and an optional conveyor with a coolant tray. Its height can be adjusted from 10.5" to 53" and it can also be used to keep parts organized to help with quality control.

Source: Royal Products